# Classic Films That Should Become Musicals? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2007, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-films-that-should-become-musicals/415534 "2007-08-14T09:49:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-films-that-should-become-musicals/415534/61 "2007-08-25T01:09:34Z")
**Erin Brockovich**! You’ll have the rousing _They’re Called Boobs, Ed!_. You’ll have Erin singing soulfully under a spotlight–_I was Miss Wichita_. George will and Erin will do one of those “duets” where they’re both singing separately on different parts of the stage. George will be yearning for his wild motorcycle life, while Erin will be coming to terms with the fact that she must sacrifice her relationship with George for the good of the people of Hinckley. And you’ll definitely have one of those big numbers where two big groups are having a musical “fight,” going back and forth, like the Jets and the Sharks… You’ll have Erin and her cronies on the side of Chromium 6, while the gray-suited people from PG&E will be singing for Chromium 3. “It was three!” “It was six.” “It was three” “It was six!” Man, I’d better not say anymore… I might just have created a monster… ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-films-that-should-become-musicals/415534/62 "2007-08-25T02:21:59Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] I am so glad to hear that! Was it the same cast as I’ve read (the guy from VAN HELSING as the Monster, Andrea Martin as Frau Blucher _thunder, whinnies_, and Megan Mullahy as Elizabeth)? [/QUOTE] Frederick Frankenstein - Roger Bart Inga - Sutton Foster Igor - Christopher Fitzgerald Elizabeth - Megan Mullaly Frau Blucher - Andrea Martin Inspector Kemp/Blind Hermit - Fred Applegate The Monster - Shuler Hensley (who I didn’t realize was in Van Helsing, having never seen it) ---
**Author:** ![pprgrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@pprgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pprgrl)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-films-that-should-become-musicals/415534/63 "2007-08-25T15:40:04Z")
[QUOTE=Leiko] You could always give the song to Ron and have it be about Hermione, which would fit with the condensing necessary in making thousands of pages into one musical. (One of my best friends and I actually tried to figure out if all of Harry Potter could be condensed into one Les Mis-length musical- it didn’t work.) snip [/QUOTE] But now I really want to see the “Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” guys doing “The Complete Harry Potter (Abridged).” This needs to happen! ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-films-that-should-become-musicals/415534/64 "2007-08-31T17:48:15Z")
Schindlers List?er maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-films-that-should-become-musicals/415534/65 "2007-08-31T18:36:40Z")
[QUOTE=Lust4Life] Schindlers List?er maybe not. [/QUOTE] “I could have sung more…” ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-films-that-should-become-musicals/415534/66 "2007-08-31T19:25:44Z")
Snakes, on the damn plane. Snakes, are a damn. Snakes, make me insane. Snakes, effecting my brain. Snakes, where is John Wayne. Snakes! Snakes! snakes! Won’t some one get the Motherfuckin’snakes off this motherfuckin’ plane. Personally I imagine it as a Duet with a Thurl Ravenscroft type voice as the lead. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-films-that-should-become-musicals/415534/67 "2007-08-31T21:22:03Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] And of course the Harry Potter movies/books would be perfect for musicals. _Good Morning Voldemort!_ [/QUOTE] Okay, lt’s see if this works: \*GOOD MORNING VOLDEMORT Oh, oh, oh It’s a quarter past five And I’m feeling alive with magic today Oh, oh, oh Get out of my bed Get washed and dressed My robe’s freshly pressed! Breakfast in the Great Hall I’ll obey the call It’s a morning routine I always make Oh, oh, oh But it can’t compare To the jobs and the Tasks I must undertake Good morning Voldemort! We’re engaged in a total war I think we’d all like to see A Hogwarts that’s Riddle-free Good morning Voldemort! I take strength from Dumbledore I ask if today it’ll be Voldemort against me! Oh, oh, oh Look at my friends Can Malfoy’s contend with mine today? Oh, oh, oh, I’ve got my cloak and my phoenix wand I say, bring it on! The professors at school They know I’m no fool They seem to say “Harry, it’s up to you” So, oh, oh Don’t hold me back 'Cause today I’d also take Pettigrew Good morning Voldemort! You’re rotten right to the core You’re even worse than Professor Snape And that’s neither a jest nor jape Good morning Voldemort! Whether or not you step through the door There’ll come a day it’ll be Voldemort against me! I know every spell I know every charm I know how best to cause you harm I see those Dementors lurking ahead My Patronus protects me From a feeling of dread! So, Oh, Oh Come out and play Let’s do it today; I’m a busy guy Oh, oh, oh You say you won’t die Well, c’mon, let me try! The Ministry says No! But the Order says Go! The latter’s a message I can’t mistake Oh, oh, oh I just can’t wait One more moment for your life to take… Good morning Voldemort! We’re engaged in a total war I think we’d all like to see A magic world that’s Riddle-free Good morning Voldemort! I take strength from Dumbledore I hope today it’ll be Voldemort against me!\* May need a little work on certain rhythms, but I’d say we’re pretty close. 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-films-that-should-become-musicals/415534.md?page=3)